common cuckoo

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common cuckoo

noun common cuckoos

A species of migratory cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, inhabiting Eurasia and Africa, the male of which gives the vocalisation on which the word cuckoo is based.

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한국어	시구 sigu
日本語	郭公 kakkō
中文	鳲鳩 /鸤鸠 shījiū

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@misc{common_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {common cuckoo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/common%20cuckoo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}